Armour skill penalties in Young Kingdoms Digest article?

[Kamelion]

I love the Elric article in the latest issue of S&P! I was wondering, though: do the skill totals for the NPCs include skill penalties for any armour worn?

I'm happy to gloss over details like this for quick & dirty NPCs who aren't going to get a lot of screen time, but some NPCs will hopefully be around longer and play a more central role. So it would be helpful to know if skill penalties have been factored into the NPCs' stats.

Either way, cool article - hope to see more of this plug 'n' play kind of thing in the future ...

 

[Charles Green]

No, skill penalties for armour have not been included in their stats, as they may not always be in their armour when encountered.

 

[Kamelion]

No, skill penalties for armour have not been included in their stats, as they may not always be in their armour when encountered.

Cool - thanks for the reply

Is that the general rule for RQ/Elric statblocks? That the skills are listed at their base rates, without any armour modifiers or the like included?

 

[Charles Green]

While I can't speak for others who write for Elric, this is usually the case with me.

 

[Kamelion]

While I can't speak for others who write for Elric, this is usually the case with me.

Good to know. Many thanks .